The Government of Assam, on January 27, nodded for a major administrative reshuffle with transfer and posting of 17 IAS officers and one ISS officer in the state.
V S Bhaskar (IAS 1985-Batch) has been posted as Chairman, Assam Administrative Tribunal. Also, Bhaskar has been given the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Pension Grievances Department.
Maninder Singh (IAS 1989-Batch) has been appointed as ACS, Guwahati Development and Cooperation Department. He will also hold the additional charge of Chief Resident Commissioner, Assam Bhawan, New Delhi.
Syedain Abbasi (IAS 1990-Batch) has been given the charge of ACS, Public Health Engineering, Water Resource, IT, Science & Technology and Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs along with the additional charge of ACS, Mines & Minerals Department and Managing Director (MD), Assam Hydrocarbon & Energy Company Ltd.
Biswaranjan Samal (IAS 1992-Batch) has been made Principal Secretary, Hill Areas Department. Also, Samal has been handed over the additional charge of MD, Assam Food & Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.
Samir Kumar Sinha (IAS 1994-Batch) will assume the post of Principal Secretary, Finance and Health & Family Welfare Departments and Additional Principal Resident Commissioner, Assam Bhawan, New Delhi. He will also hold the additional charge of Transformation & Development Department.
Niraj Verma (IAS 1994-Batch) has been relieved of the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Administrative Reforms & Training Department. He is currently serving as Principal Secretary, Home, Political, Power (E), Personnel and Administrative Reform & Training Department.
Archana Verma (IAS 1995-Batch) has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Administrative Reforms & Training Department and Chairman, Board of Revenue.
Rajesh Prasad (IAS 1995-Batch) has been relieved of the additional charge of Commissioner, Lower Assam Division. At present, Prasad is serving as Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Agriculture Production Commissioner, CEO, MMS-CMSGUY and Commissioner, Lower Assam Division.
Dr J B Ekka (IAS 1995-Batch) has been relieved of the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Transformation & Development Department. Ekka is presently serving as Principal Secretary, Panchayat & Rural Development, Parliamentary Affairs, Transformation & Development, Labour Welfare Department.
Shantanu P Gotmare (IAS 2004-Batch) has been given the charge of Divisional Commissioner, Lower Assam Division.
Siddharth Singh (IAS 2005-Batch) will assume the charge of Commissioner & Secretary, Public Health Engineering and IT Departments. He will also take up the posts of Director, IT, Electronics & Communications and CEO, FREMAA.
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KK Nath (ISS) has relieved of the additional charge of Commissioner & Secretary, IT Department and Director, IT, Electronics & Communications. Nath is the present Commissioner & Secretary, Transformation & Development and IT Department and Director, IT, Electronics & Communications. He is also posted as Commissioner & Secretary, Guwahati Development Department and PD, Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Programme.
Akash Deep (IAS 2005-Batch) has been posted as Commissioner & Secretary, Agriculture Department and Director, Agriculture. Also, he has been given the additional charge of State Project Director, ARIAS Societies.
Manoj Kumar (IAS 2008-Batch) has been appointed as Secretary, Social Welfare and Public Enterprises Departments. He will also take up the additional charge of Registrar, Cooperative Societies.
Ghanshyam Dass (IAS 2012-Batch) has been transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of the Government of Meghalaya for his posting in the state.
Devajyoti Hazarika (IAS-SCS 2009-Batch) will assume the charge of Commissioner, Guwahati Municipal Corporation.
Anant Lal Gyani (IAS 2011-Batch) has been transferred and his services are placed at the disposal of the WPT & BC Department for posting him as Principal Secretary, Bodoland Territorial Council.
Adil Khan (IAS 2011-Batch) has been made MD, Assam Industrial Development Corporation.